While the day of full digitization seems to draw ever closer, sometimes there are still papers that need that pesky real signature. And though document scanning apps mean you don’t have to own a scanner or make a late-night run to Kinko’s, the options out there are far from perfect, and it’s high time you started…

Your data, from the Christmas party photos you took last year to the tax return you filed (thank God for extensions, right?) is in more places than you think, which means securing as much of it as you can is vital. But the idea of encryption can be intimidating to the inexperienced, and often involves discussion of…